Toy



Oct. 6, 1931. w 5 LE N E Y 1,825,967

TOY

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W'oodwardfl. LeGazzger A llomey Patented Get. 6, i931 FUETED sra'rasPATENT @FFEQE TOY Application filed September 22, 1930. Serial No.483,660.

This invention relates generally to toys and has for an important objecttoprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a toy which is in thenature of a mold formed of a plurality of hingedly connected wallsections having incisions in the faces or sides thereof of variousdesigns whereby a child or other person will be enabled to producerepresentations of houses or the like in material such to as wet sand,mud, snow, etc.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a toy of theaforementioned character which will be simple in construction, strong,durable, and which may be manufactured at 35 low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of theinvention may become apparent from a study of the followingspecification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingswherein like characters of reference designate corresponding partsthroughout the several, views, and wherein Figure 1 is a view invertical section.

through a toy constructed in acccordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a View in top plan thereof.

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation of the to Figure 4 is a detailView in horizontal cross section through one of the wall sections.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail View in top plan showing the coactingeyes for detachably connecting the free ends of the end sectionstogether.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail view of the pin for detachablyconnecting the end sections together.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the toyconstituting this invention comprises a pair of end sections 1 and 2 andthe intermediate sections 3 and 4. Hinges 5 connect the section 1 to thesection 4, the section2 to the section 3 and said section 3 to thesection 4. The hinged vertical edges of each of the sections are beveledas indicated at 6 to permit swinging movement of the sections through anarc of 180 degrees relative to each other.

The free vertical edges of the sections 1 and are adapted for thepassage of a locking pm I 9 having a head 10 on its upper end.

The opposite sides of each of the sections are provided with incisions11 which are formed to represent doors and windows of various types ofbuildings and said incisions may be of any desired configuration. Aswill be apparent, the hinged connections between the sections willpermit said sections to be. reversed in a manner to dispose either ofthe sides thereof inwardly.

In use, the end sections 1 and'2 are connected by the pin 9 in themanner illustrated in the drawings to provide a polygonal enclosurewhich is open at its upper and lower ends. Vet sand, mud, snow or thelike is then packed in the enclosure and fills the incisions 11 thereinafter which the pin 9 is removed to permit the sections to be removedfrom the body or block which has been'thus formed. The vertical sides ofthe body or block will have thereon representations of the doors andwindows ina house or other building, depending on the configuration ofthe incisions, as will be understood. 1

It will thus be seen that a toy is provided through the medimn of whichconsideration amusement and education may be had by a child or otherperson. The sections may be formed of any suitable material and may alsobe of any desired dimensions.

It is believed that the many advantages of a toy constructed inaccordance with this invention will be readily understood, and althoughthe preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated anddescribed, it is to be understood that changes in details ofconstruction may be had which will fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. A toy mold comprising a plurality of sections of material thickness,hinge means pivotally connecting said sections together for swingingmovement in a manner to-invert the mold and to provide a substantiallyclosed joint between the sections when in either operative position,said sections having indentations in their opposite sides of a depthless than the thickness of the sections for forming 5 ornamentations onthe product of the mold when said mold is in either operative position.

2. A toy mold comprising a pair of hingedly connected intermediatesections, a pair of end sections hingedly connected to the intermediatesections, said sections being swingable relative to each other throughan arc of 180 degrees for inverting the mold, said sections being ofmaterial thickness and having indentations in their opposite sides of adepth less than the thickness of the sections, the vertical edges of theintermediate sections and the adjacent edges of the end sections beingbeveled, eye bolts projecting from the free vertical edges of the endsections for vertical alignment with each other when the mold is ineither operative position, and means insertable through the eyes forsecuring the mold in either operative position. In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

WOODWARD BRYANT LE GANGER.

